22 Amendments of Herbert DORFMANN related to 2017/2819(RSP)
Amendment 4 #
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 June 2017 on the EU Action Plan for nature, people and the economy1a; _________________ 1ahttp://www.consilium.europa.eu/press- releases-pdf/2017/6/47244661427_en.pdf
Amendment 5 #
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Nature Directives have an important role in achieving the targets of the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change;
Amendment 8 #
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Action Plan for nature, people and the economy, as a step in the right direction to deliver on the objectives of the Nature Directiveboost the implementation of the Nature Directives and to deliver on the objectives of the Nature Directives as well as to strengthen their coherence with socio-economic objectives and to mobilise engagement with national, regional and local authorities, stakeholders, especially land owners and users, and citizens;
Amendment 10 #
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes that the Commission will update and further develop guidance documents in all official languages of the EU in order to promote greater understanding of the legislation on the ground and to help public authorities apply it better and calls on the European Commission in this regard to involve and consult all stakeholders in this process;
Amendment 16 #
Paragraph 2
2. However, notes with concern that the targets of the EU's 2020 Biodiversity Strategy and the Convention on Biological Diversity will not be met without immediate, substantial and additional efforts;
Amendment 21 #
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need for additional, substantial and continuous efforts to achieve the 2020 targets, and calls on the Commission and Member States to give this a higher political priority;
Amendment 29 #
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the four priority areas of the Action Plan and considers that the active involvement of all relevant actors at national, regional and local level in all the priority areas is needed;
Amendment 34 #
Paragraph 7
Amendment 35 #
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the role of civil society in ensuring better implementation of the Union nature legislation, and the importance of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention in this regard;
Amendment 41 #
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to clarify the role of the Committee of the Regions to raise awareness and promote local involvement and exchanges of knowledge;
Amendment 48 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. calls for the full implementation of the Nature Directives to ensure that conservation actions are taken in accordance with the latest technical and scientific progress;
Amendment 57 #
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the full and effective implementation of the invasive alien species (IAS) Regulation; considers that in the management of IAS priority should be given tois an urgent priority, especially in Natura 2000 sites; welcomes the online platform, European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN), which facilitates access to data on alien species;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote better recognition of economic, recreational, social and cultural requirements and to take into account regional and local characteristics in compliance with Article 2 of the Birds Directive and Article 2.3 of the Habitats Directive, when implementing the measures pursuant to the Directives;
Amendment 67 #
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that the Fitness Check stresses the need to improve coherence with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and underlines the worrying decline in species and habitats associated with agriculture; calls on the Commission to carry out an evaluation of the impact of the CAP on biodiversity;
Amendment 79 #
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that the coexistence between people and conflict species, such as large carnivores, can have negative impacts on parts of the agriculture sector and other socio-economic activities in certain areas or regions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider further measures to address these issues recognising the available flexibility within the Habitats Directive, and asks the Commission to strengthen the stakeholder involvement building on the dedicated stakeholder platforms that have been set up;
Amendment 81 #
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that the coexistence between people and conflict species, such as large carnivorlarge carnivores, particularly wolves, can have negative impacts oin parts of the agriculture sector in certain areas or regionscertain regions on the sustainable development of ecosystems and inhabited rural areas, particularly in connection with traditional agriculture and sustainable tourism; calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider furthertake concrete measures to address these issues, and asks the Commission to strengthen the stakeholder involvement building on the dedicated stakeholder platforms that have been set upso as not to endanger the sustainable development of rural areas;
Amendment 82 #
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes that species that are designated as requiring special protection in the Habitats Directive have in some regions of Europe attained a good conservation status and could thus endanger other wild species and domestic animals, thereby disturbing the natural balance of the ecosystem;calls on the Commission to develop an assessment procedure to enable the protection status of species in particular regions to be amended as soon as the desired conservation status is reached;
Amendment 88 #
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Commission to support measures such as training for farmers regarding the protection of livestock against large carnivores and sharing best practices on livestock protection across Member States;
Amendment 89 #
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Calls on the European Commission to consider especially adaptive harvest management as a best practice tool to sustainably manage sufficiently abundant and conserve declining waterbird populations within the EU;
Amendment 95 #
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to tailor funding schemes more effectively to the Natura 2000 objectives and establish cross-cutting Natura 2000 performance indicators for all relevant EU funds; calls on the Commission to also establish a tracking mechanism for Natura 2000 spending in order to improve transparency, accountability and effectiveness, and integrate these into the next MFF;
Amendment 97 #
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Commission to promote and propose means for the funding and the development of transboundary management plans for large carnivore species and calls also for a detailed examination of the role of large carnivores and the possible introduction of adjustment measures to ensure that biodiversity, the agricultural landscape and the centuries-old practice of letting stock graze in mountain regions are maintained;
Amendment 106 #
Paragraph 26
26. States that it is important for the competent authorities in the Member States, with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, to make better use of integrated spatial planning processes, to improve a horizontal understanding of TEN-G with sector- specific knowledge, and to enable the financing of increased connectivity, and green infrastructure in general, through rural development and regional development funds;